Harrison Burns has been appointed chief strategy officer of Milwaukee-based Children’s Wisconsin. In his role, Mr. Burns will oversee long-term strategic planning and initiatives to strengthen the organization’s clinical programs, partnerships and regional reach, according to a Nov. 20 health…
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Cincinnati-based UC Health has imposed a hiring freeze through the end of the year, according to an internal health system email obtained by The Cincinnati Enquirer. The email was sent to employees Nov. 19 and said the freeze will affect…
Several patients of Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health have withdrawn their lawsuit against an agentic AI vendor for the health system. In May, the individuals sued Serviceaide in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California after a data breach…
Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health is continuing to lean into its “run, evolve and transform” framework to mitigate the effects of healthcare industry headwinds and evolving legislative pressure, such as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In its Nov. 19 financial…
The financial performance of some of the country’s largest nonprofit and for-profit health systems in the third quarter of 2025 reflects a sector making cautious strides toward stability, but not all players are on equal footing. For-profit systems — including…
A former FBI agent spent four years tracking down an alleged hacker of a Kansas hospital even after leaving the agency, The Wall Street Journal reported. Eric Kerr, a cybersecurity researcher who departed the bureau in 2023, continued to pursue…
Rady Children’s Hospital Orange County has expanded its virtual nursing program to its emergency and neuroscience units. The hospital in November added virtual nurse coverage to the Julia and George Argyros Emergency Department and the neuroscience unit in the Bill…
Columbus, Ohio-based OhioHealth is moving forward with plans to acquire Lancaster, Ohio-based Fairfield Medical Center, which would be its 17th acute-care hospital. The two organizations signed a nonbinding agreement in fall 2024 to begin discussions about a formal partnership. In…
Minimally invasive robot-assisted pars fracture surgery enabled most adolescent patients to return to sports in as little as six weeks, researchers with New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery found. The retrospective study focused on nine nine adolescent patients with lumbar…
Spinal fusion has long been “the gold standard” in spine surgery, but motion-preserving techniques have become more attractive to physicians and patients in recent years. Spine surgeons discuss how they balance the nuances behind the traditional and newer options available…